The biggest advantage of getting PL-15s intact is not in propellant chemistry(cause ours is as good as anybody's), but in ECM and ECCM. Rest assured that, in future, our ECM would be completely tailored towards defeating PL-15s, PL-16s, PL-17s and even SFDR PL-21s seekers. Of course, Chinese being very smart would change the frequency and tracking algorithms, but we now have got their base coveredIf MBDA starts license producing the storms shadow in India. All MBDA missile systems are on the table for license production.
It will be a problem for every aircraft. If the pl-15 got successful hits every aircraft is in danger.
This longer missiles being threats to only AEWCS and tankers is only true when the missiles lack aewc and satellite targetting.






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